Taken from Joe Goddard’s new album ‘Electric Lines’, ‘Music Is The Answer’ is a cathartic synthpop collaboration with London-based singer-songwriter Jess Mills (aka Slo), forthcoming as a single on Greco-Roman/Domino Records. The remix package features Hot Since 82, Karma Kid and Waajeed (one half of Platinum Pied Pipers).

Hot Since 82 opens with pure dancefloor hypnotism. Trance-inducing crescendos and woeful chords emit a line of tension as Mills’ delicate vocals levitate over bass-heavy pads and intricate drums to evoke a peak time atmosphere.

The colourful progressions of Waajeed’s keys are almost gospel like, elevating the message of the original to a higher place. Vintage string stabs float between each lyric whilst uplifting harmonies resonate amidst soulful percussion. To round things off the remix is stripped back for a keyboard reprise, the mood of which is beautifully contemplative.

Karma Kid introduces in a warped vocal in his remix which descends into a powerful dancefloor hit, pushing through an ebb and flow of heavy percussion, jagged synths and distorted rhythms.

Positivity lies at the core of this release, and although the artists adopt different approaches, there’s a poignant message carried throughout the EP with remarkable clarity.